Indian Hockey Team Shines at Paris Olympics
Harmanpreet Singh Scores Twice Against Ireland
The Indian men’s hockey team continued their impressive performance at the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 win over Ireland in their Pool B match on Tuesday.
Match Highlights
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh was the star of the match, scoring two goals. He netted the first goal in the 11th minute via a penalty shot and the second in the 19th minute from a penalty corner.
Hockey India tweeted, “FT: A good win today against Ireland. 2 smashing goals from Harmanpreet Singh one via a Stroke and one from Penalty Corner. A nearly perfect game from Team India with no goals conceded in the game. Strong performance from the defence and the wall Sreejesh. This win maintains our momentum, up next Belgium.”
Previous Matches
In their previous match, Harmanpreet Singh scored a late goal to help India draw 1-1 with Argentina. Lucas Martinez had put Argentina in the lead, but Harmanpreet’s clutch goal in the final moments secured the draw.
India began their campaign with a 3-2 win against New Zealand.
Current Standings
India now leads Pool B with two wins and a draw, totaling seven points. Belgium, India’s next opponent, is in second place with two wins. India will face Belgium on August 1. A top-four finish in the pool will ensure India advances to the knockout stages.
Doubts Revealed
Hockey -: Hockey is a sport where two teams try to hit a small ball into the other team’s goal using a long stick called a hockey stick.
Paris Olympics -: The Paris Olympics is a big sports event happening in Paris, France, where athletes from many countries compete in different sports.
Harmanpreet Singh -: Harmanpreet Singh is a player on the Indian men’s hockey team who scored two goals in the match against Ireland.
Penalty shot -: A penalty shot in hockey is when a player gets a chance to score a goal from a special spot because the other team broke a rule.
Penalty corner -: A penalty corner is a special chance for a team to score in hockey, given when the other team commits a foul near the goal.
Pool B -: Pool B is a group of teams that play against each other in the first round of the hockey tournament at the Olympics.
Knockout stages -: The knockout stages are the part of the tournament where teams play direct elimination matches, and the losing team is out of the competition.